· Write the vision, and make it plain on tables, that he may run that reads it. Hab 2:2

· Do not make any plans without God’s will. James 4:15

III. Refuse to Worry

"So never worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34

A. Worry is not biblical.

Worry is self-centered.

There are no "exceptions" in this verse: Jesus made no exceptions for times of economic recession, war, or other difficulties that permit worry.

Heb. 13:5 "Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you or abandon you."

We can be content with what we have because nothing can separate us from the love of God.

B. What is our message? Are people coming to Christ because they see how troubled we are about the future? No...Our message is HOPE!

We need to live in blessing and be a blessing.

Speak Life, speak Blessing.

What is your status? BLESSED!

IV. Pursue Spiritual Partnerships: The people we hang out with the most will determine how we think.

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:1-2

A. Who are you hanging out with? In the modern American church, we have called fellowship discipleship, when really we’re on a cruise ship.

True Christianity is impossible without true discipleship, true discipleship is impossible without two people. The greatest problem is not false religion, but false Christianity.

Pursue/Pray for someone who will challenge you to think right.

B. This is personal: This is not about a commitment to a building, a denomination, or an organization, but to real people!